Loose and Swallow

Loose

Loose verb - To find emotional release for.
Usage example: do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by

Swallow is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Swallow

Swallow verb - To refrain from openly showing or uttering.
Usage example: swallowed his pride and asked for help

Loose is an antonym for swallow.

Nearby Words: swallowed, swallowing

Common collocations

soul loose soul swallow soul
times loose times swallow times

Both words in one sentence

  • Like modern snakes, their mouths had notably loose hinges between the jaws: this allowed mosasaurs to swallow big items without tearing them in pieces (which they could still do).
  • Like with the snakes and salamanders above, there are observed cases of fish that these birds have started to swallow successfully wriggling loose and escaping, but presumably, they hadn't reached the gastric acids yet.
    Source: Just Eat Him
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